Alterative tonic



ISHAM BROWVN, OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

ALTERATIVE TONIC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,776, dated Dotober 30,1888.

(No specimens.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISHAM BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Medical Compounds for Blood Diseases; and I do declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,sueh as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention relates to a composition of matter for the treatment of blood diseases, and has for its special object, to make a compound which will tone up the digestive organs, regulate the bowels, restore their normal action to the liver and kidneys, purify the blood, and gradually eliminate any poisonous matter which may have accumulated in the system. \Vith this object in View I have availed myself of what is definitely known of the properties of organized bodies in the vegetable kingdom, and combined such as seemed likely to contribute toward the desired result. All

my studies and experiments have been in this direetion,and after careful tabulation and com parison I discover that the following ingredients make up a medical compound which accomplishes the intended result and does it very effectually.

The compound consists of the following ground or pulverized ingredients: Blackberrybrier root, (Balms willows) one ounce; elderroot, (Sambucus,) three ounces; sumac-root, (Rims r ZabmQ two ounces; red oak bark, (Quercus ruin-11,) one ounce; American sarsaparilla, (Aral ta mtdz'caulis,) two ounces; plantain-leaves, (Plantago oirg.,) two ounces; persimmon-twigs, (.Diospyrosy) two ounces; shoestring, (Tephrosia,) one ounce. These ingre dients areboiled in about four quarts of water until their strength has been extracted. The solution is then filtered to eliminate therefuse woody fiber and treated with about one quart of whisky to prevent it from spoiling.

The dose for an adult may range from one to two table-spoonfuls before each meal.

\Vhat I desire to protect by Letters Patent lS- A medical compound for blood diseases, con sisting of blaekberrybrier root, elder-root, sumac-root, red-oak bark, American sarsaparilla, plantain-leaves, persimmon-twigs, and shoestring, in about the proportions set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

h ISHAM BROWN.

mark. Vi tnesses:

E. S. JOHNSON, M. M. STERDRL 

